Family of Parishes: Ardfield & Rathbarry | Barryroe | Clonakilty | Kilmeen & Castleventry | Rosscarbery

20 June 2024

Parishioners from the Family of Parishes recently attended a formation evening

Facilitated by Lorraine Buckley from the Diocesan Office for Mission and Ministry, parishioners attending included people newly called to this ministry.

The event was held at the Parish Centre, Clonakilty and new Ministers of the Word will be commissioned in the Family of Parishes in the coming weeks.

Some of the Ministers of the Word from the family of parishes at the formation event

17 June 2024

Paul Ryan from Clogagh in Timoleague Parish was formally launched on the path to ordination as a deacon in a ceremony in Kinsale Parish Church recently

Bishop Fintan Gavin acknowledged Paul's suitability for ordination in the presence of Paul's wife Bríd, their daughter Anne and son Tomás, who was accompanied by his partner Emma Murphy from Newcestown.

Parishioners of Kinsale, among whom Paul has been engaged in pastoral work over the last while, prayed that Paul's path to ordination would be smooth, in a ceremony during the parish's 12 noon Mass on Pentecost Sunday, 19 May.

There are already three permanent deacons ministering in the Diocese of Cork and Ross.

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Paul Ryan with family and clergy at Kinsale Church

15 June 2024

Parishioners from the Family of Parishes have attended a joint formation evening for Ministers of the Eucharist

It follows a recent invitation in the parishes for people to volunteer to serve as Ministers of the Eucharist in the parishes of Ardfield & Rathbarry, Clonakilty, Kilmeen & Castleventry and Timoleague.

The formation evening was presented by Lorraine Buckley, Faith Development Coordinator in the Office for Mission and MInistry of the diocese and it was held in the Parish Centre in Clonakilty.

The gathering of over 55 people included almost 30 new people who have committed to this ministry in their parishes and the event was also attended by many of the currently serving Ministers of the Eucharist.

It is planned that the new Ministers will be commissioned and begin their ministry in the family of parishes in the coming weeks.